Banksters and blow

Thu, 10/08/2009 - 2:43pm — lambert

LOLfed, as usual, puts it all in perspective:

From Bloomberg, a shocking – shocking – tale of cocaine usage among bankers. I had no idea! The story here is not so much the blow as it is the sudden cessation thereof, as the finance-minded do the math and realize how much their eightball budget has been cut back as of late.

It’s no wonder 90% of all US money has Bolivian marching powder on it, with this being so popular in banking. ...

So the next time you’re looking at your portfolio and you think to yourself, “Jesus, what was he thinking? Is my broker high?” you know the answer is, “Not for much longer!”

Ha ha! "Looking at my portfolio!" That's the best part!

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The movie American Psycho

By Aeryl on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 3:23pm

Made a point of showing how prevalent cocaine use is amongst the bankster class.

BTW, I can't recommend this movie enough to those with a VERY morbid sense of humor, if you want to see the logical end result of the bankster's depravities brought to fruition on film.

Patrick Bateman: Ask me a question.

Daisy: What do you do?

Patrick Bateman: I'm into... well murders and executions mostly.

Daisy: Do you like it?

Patrick Bateman: It depends. Why?

Daisy: Because most guys I know who work with mergers and acquisitions really don't like it.

Classic. So is the part where the ATM machine wants him to feed it the kitten.

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